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Aviator Silas Christofferson and Seattle Mayor Hiram Gill in plane on Lake Union, Seattle, July 18, 1914
In July of 1914, aviator Silas Christofferson performed a variety of stunts as part of the city’s Potlatch celebration. Mayor Gill agreed to go for his first plane ride after learning that San Francisco’s mayor had recently rode in this flying machine. The plane took off from Lake Union and circled the downtown, climbing to 1,000 feet before returning to…
ID Number:1983.10.9856
Date:1914
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D.E. Dugdale and his Seattle baseball team, 1914
D.E. Dugdale owned the Seattle Giants from 1989 to 1920 and organized the Northwest League. His baseball field, Dugdale Park, was located at Rainier and McClelland/In this photo, Mr. Dugdale poses with his team. Although the team name does not appear on the players' shirts, this is probably the Giants, based on the date of the photo. Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.9890.2
Date:1914
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First motorized fire engine in Seattle, circa 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: First Motor Fire Engine Front Wheel Drive.Webster & Stevens number: 42094
ID Number:1983.10.9892
Date:Circa 1914
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Northern Hotel bus, Seattle, 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: Northern Hotel Bus, 1914Webster & Stevens number: 42275
ID Number:1983.10.9901
Date:1914
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Founders Day, 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: Founders Day, 1914.Webster & Stevens number: 42280
ID Number:1983.10.9904.2
Date:1914
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King County Hospital showing addition, circa 1915
In 1893-1894, King County built a hospital at the County Poor Farm, on the Duwamish River. At this facility, doctors and nurses cared for those sick and injured county residents who could not afford to pay. By 1915, the hospital had expanded into a new brick addition. The King County Hospital remained at this site until the 1930s, when Harborview…
ID Number:1983.10.9935
Date:Circa 1915
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Studebaker roadster and two motorcycles on rutted road, Bothell, circa 1914
In the early part of the 20th century, roads outside larger cities were usually unpaved, with deep ruts and rocks. Sometimes roads were surfaced with gravel and crushed stone, but ruts still appeared and made driving tricky. In 1911, the town of Bothell experimented unsuccessfully with using a new kind of tar as a paving material. The road was repaved…
ID Number:1983.10.9945
Date:Circa 1914
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Pacific Highway near Bothell, Washington, 1915
The Pacific Highway ran from Vancouver, British Columbia to southern California, passing through King County, Washington, on the way. Workers completed the stretch of road between Everett and Seattle in 1912. The original route went south through Bothell, turned west to Lake Forest Park and then went south along the shore of Lake Washington to Seattle. The highway was later…
ID Number:1983.10.9946
Date:1915
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Pacific Highway near Woodinville, Washington, 1915
The Pacific Highway ran from Vancouver, British Columbia to southern California, passing through King County, Washington on the way. North of Seattle, the road passed through Bothell and Woodinville. This 1915 photo shows a portion of the Pacific Highway near rural Woodinville. The gravel-surfaced highway was a great improvement over the muddy roads which preceded it. Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.9947
Date:1915
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Road into Bothell, circa 1914
In the early part of the 20th century, roads outside larger cities were generally unpaved, with deep ruts and rocks. In this photo, taken around 1914, three men are grading a new road outside Bothell by dragging three split logs behind a car. The town can be seen in the distant right. Webster & Stevens number: 43169
ID Number:1983.10.9950
Date:Circa 1914